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ERIC Number: EJ679981
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-0038-0407
The Unfulfilled Promise of Cultural Capital Theory.
Kingston, Paul W.
Sociology of Education, p88-99 2001
Discusses Pierre Bourdieu's ideas on cultural capital in schools. Concludes that, defined in terms of exclusionary class-related practices and dispositions, cultural capital does not account for the relationship between social privilege and academic success. Notes too many conceptually distinct variables are labeled cultural capital, thus distorting what accounts for academic success. (CAJ)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cultural Influences, Educational Resources, Elementary Secondary Education, Social Status, Social Stratification, Sociology, Teacher Influence
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Bourdieu (Pierre); Cultural Capital
Note: Sociology of Education is a refereed journal. Theme Issue: Currents of Thought: Sociology of Education at the Dawn of the 21st Century. Extra 2001 Issue.